Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 1.1
Date 2025.09.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/3k4/8/8/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Bd6
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Qd3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nc3 Bb7
  10. 10.Nh4 g6
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.Rac1 Re8
  13. 13.Nf3 Ne4
  14. 14.Bf4 c5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rc8
  16. 16.Qb1 Bf6
  17. 17.Nxe4 dxe4
  18. 18.Nd2 cxd4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Bxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Nc5
  22. 22.Bf3 d3
  23. 23.Rd1 a5
  24. 24.exd3 Bd4
  25. 25.Kg2 Qf6
  26. 26.Qc2 Bxb2
  27. 27.Bg5 Qxg5
  28. 28.Qxb2 Qd8
  29. 29.Qb5 Kg7
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.Qc4 Qd6
  32. 32.d4 Ne4
  33. 33.a4 Nf6
  34. 34.d5 Rd8
  35. 35.Qc6 Ng4
  36. 36.Re1 Qb4
  37. 37.Re4 Qd2
  38. 38.Re2 Qd4
  39. 39.Rc2 Ne5
  40. 40.Qc3 Nxf3
  41. 41.Kxf3 Rxd5
  42. 42.Qxd4+ Rxd4
  43. 43.Rc6 Rb4
  44. 44.Kg2 Kf8
  45. 45.f3 Ke7
  46. 46.Kh3 f6
  47. 47.Kg2 g5
  48. 48.Kh3 gxh4
  49. 49.g4 hxg4+
  50. 50.fxg4 Kf7
  51. 51.Rd6 Ke7
  52. 52.Rc6 Rxa4
  53. 53.Rxb6 Rb4
  54. 54.Ra6 a4
  55. 55.Ra5 Rb3+
  56. 56.Kxh4 a3
  57. 57.Ra6 Rf3
  58. 58.g5 fxg5+
  59. 59.Kxg5 Kd7
  60. 60.Kg4 Rb3
  61. 61.Kf4 Kc7
  62. 62.Ke4 Kb7
  63. 63.Ra4 Rh3
  64. 64.Kd5 Rh5+
  65. 65.Kd6 Rh6+
  66. 66.Kc5 Ra6
  67. 67.Rb4+ Kc7
  68. 68.Rb1 Rc6+
  69. 69.Kd4 Rb6
  70. 70.Ra1 a2
  71. 71.Rxa2 Rc6
  72. 72.Ra3 Kd6
  73. 73.Rc3 Rxc3
  74. 74.Kxc3

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